I have found a great new hobby and entered the world of hand made pottery. This blog is to show my work from the beginning. I hope to make a piece a day, hence, Pottery 365.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

August 16, Day 3

Wanting to make a piece a day meant having to do something rather quickly today. I went with my friend for a 6 hour journey to visit my friend Judy out near Lansing. Diana bought a new puppy! Now we have 4 little ones running around the house...3 of mine and 1 of hers :)

Diana found a really pretty tray at the Dollar Store and I used it to make another drape mold piece. This time, I sprayed it with cooking oil spray and it did not stick. The piece of clay I had just fit the mold. I though the rim was dangerously thin so my quick piece took quite a bit longer. I decided to add some coils to the handle and lip to make it more sturdy. It turned out really nice.

Had a disaster and this piece broke before I was able to fire it. I made a new one that is in the kiln to bisque it.